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- Unicorn 7 comes out in theaters in mid-May, finally drawing that series to a close.- Tomino returns to directing an all-new Gundam Reconguista in G- After god knows how long of rumor and speculation, Gundam: The Origin launches in Spring 2015

Rad! Thanks for the Gundam update and video promos. I've been out of the loop of Gundam anime ever since Bandai stopped bringing over completed sets to the west w/dubs. I wanted to check out a blu-ray version of Mobile Suit Gundam UC, OAV but it's too costly for me to afford. I do know Playstation Network had subbed episodes available to rent in H.D. at a much reasonable rate, I just haven't got around to it. Anyway, glad to hear Tomino is back in the Gundam directing chair.

You know, even after seeing it confirmed elsewhere, I STILL cannot believe that Bandai would let Tomino within a country mile of their Gundam franchise. I guess they must be really (and I mean REALLY) desperate to make Gundam anime relevant again after the fiasco that is Gundam AGE.

Anyways, Kill la Kill is over and done with, and I for one am going to miss this show. It was just so completely outrageous and doofy. The sight gags, parodies, and references to older mecha anime were hilarious as well ("Haha! Now everyone's clothes are immobilized!" "Ha! We've still got our mechs, and guess what? They can combi-"*ker-pwned*), and not quite as blatant as Space Dandy's "Somebody's fielding Ideon!?!?!". My only issues with the show were that it REALLY didn't have the budget to really go with what they were trying to do, and that the show's fast and furious pacing was a double edged sword (although its upsides were generally better overall), and the final episode in particular was probably where it was most evident.

If nothing else, the Ira x Mako boat never really got to leave the harbor despite all the context; even though the Ryuko x Mako boat somehow managed to sneak out into open waters, kinda. Also, while inevitable, it was still disappointing seeing Satsuki getting the Vegeeta treatment at the end. Meanwhile, while she had a good run, I still don't think Ragyo manage to take the coveted Worst Parent in Anime mug from Gendo Ikari, though she did get really close for a while there (I'm willing to attribute this to her offspring being better able to put up with her bullshit than Shinji was with his dad's).

Either way though, here's to the series showing up in an SRW game, Ryuko's final form was pretty awesome (even if it was mostly a pallet swap), but it didn't get nearly enough screentime. And I either want to see Ryuko punching out Getter villains, Dr. Hell's Mecha Beasts, or some Gundam asshat (and also to see Mr. Teenage Mutant Kendo Monkey or the Nudist Beach guys do something other than suffering the Worf Effect like the buttmonkeys that they are). Not sure what I'm going to follow in its place next.

Log Horizon: Epi. 21. Annnnd we're back to the MMOeconomics. Now with Autumn flavor. Also, Shiore's gonna need a PR guy soon at the rate he's going (well aside from the one that's obviously one of the big six backstory shitwreckers).

Utena: Epis. 23, 24. Black Rose arc is done, now for a mindfuck and a filler episode. Next episode seems to have a very interesting looking car in it (or was it that the movie had the car?).

FMP: Epis. 3-6. Looks like the cats out of the bag now Sasuke. Also, this show could easily be done today without missing a beat, it just feels so half-assed or early 'aughts (which, while not as bad as today's anime, was still a pretty mediocre era) in spots. At the very least the conspicuous CGI wont be missed.

OK, finished Kuroko Season 2 , want me some more, want me some more, want me some more!!!.....finished Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb, cute, but damn first season was SOOO much better....finished Silver Spoon and it was a really well written, drawn and voice acted show, overall very, very good. Now onwards to the never ending Prince of Tennis, lol

I love Kyrios. He is awesome. He cut his own leg off just so he could save his king and has continued fighting despite everyone having forgotten he existed. The Usop/Sugar fight was kind of a meh conclusion, but I don't mind too much as I am exited to see the shit hit the fan as everything Joker has done over the course of his reign is undone next chapter.NarutoThis arc has just gotten even stupider. The chapter in isolation is alright I guess, but it really messes with the whole idea of Naruto being a failure at the beginning of the series. Mind you that idea has sort of been gone for a while, but moving even further away from it isn't something I really care for.

World TriggerWhoo new fights starting between high powered opponents.

Stealth SymphonyThis series is starting to get interesting. Going to have to see where it goes from here though.

BleachYay Kenpachi, boo this fight. I can already tell this fight is going to be stupid/bad.

Finished a few shows lately, so while looking for something to watch when I need a break from Prince of Tennis I discovered Sword Art Online and Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time, both look interesting so far...

I must confess I'm a little surprised to see somebody say they just "discovered" SAO considering how big a deal it was a couple years ago...oh well, I'll give you the same advice I give everyone: Watch the first half and the stop ;)

In other news Crunchyroll got streaming rights to "The Irregular at Magic High School", aka the show of the season. I declare before the season has really started.

Will keep that in mind, and honestly reason i just "discovered " it is I seldom , at least until lately , watch anything simulcast or new at all. I despise having to wait on episodes, I wanna watch it at my pace.

Started Madoka Magica in place of Kill la Kill. Unfortunately, I wish I could go into this without knowing just how this is going to go down, but everybody and their brother has been speeling the beans on this since day one. Either way, its gonna be a fun fun ride.

Full Metal Panic. I forgot just how mediocre this show is outside of Sousuke's shenanigans. I could probably drop the rest of this since I've caught up to where I originally started. Then again, I should probably stick with it until the end for easier segwayage into FFUMOFU!

Will keep that in mind, and honestly reason i just "discovered " it is I seldom , at least until lately , watch anything simulcast or new at all. I despise having to wait on episodes, I wanna watch it at my pace.

I prefer to watch at my own pace, too, but for the past few years I've been trying to keep up with shows every season...and failing miserably every time. This time I'm just going to stick to two or three shows and see if I can stick to them (Captain Earth, Broken Blade, and Knights of Sidonia if I can find it). I don't know why I even bother, though, since I'm more of a retro anime fan to begin with. I guess it's just because then there's more to talk about. I know most of the places I go to people will hardly ever talk about anime that's more than 5 years old...even Gurren Lagann is starting to fade from peoples' consciousness now that Kill La Kill exists...

...I do wish I could talk more about old anime, though. Heck, just yesterday I was tempted to start watching Full Metal Panic just because I haven't finished it yet and Aeolus was watching it, so I thought maybe we could start a conversation about it. Then I remembered that I don't even really care for it and I only ever watch it as a pallet clenser (I've made multiple attempts and never get very far before I move on to something else), which I don't need right now, so I crossed it off my list and decided it was finally time to watch Kill La Kill and Log Horizon...only to wind up continuing Legend of the Galactic Heroes since I discovered that I still had the tab open since December (...yeah...). Now I'm up to episode 13 in that. Episode 12 leads into another battle so that should be cool. Didn't seem like episode 11 accomplished much of anything, though.

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